Couples Give More to Relief Groups When Wife’s Pay Rises, Study Shows
More of a couple’s giving goes to groups like the American Red Cross and the Salvation Army if the wife’s paycheck grows, but if the husband’s income increases, the more likely recipients are umbrella groups like the United Way.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Keys to Midlevel Donor Success: Collaboration and Engagement
Midlevel donors are an important but often overlooked source of gifts at many nonprofits.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Other donations went to Connecticut College, University of Pennsylvania Law School, Notre Dame, and Harvard.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Gifts Roundup: $13.5 Million for the Segerstrom Center for the Arts in Calif.
Also included is a $10 million pledge to the University of Wisconsin at Madison for need-based scholarships and endowed professorships.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
New Film Puts the Spotlight on an Early Civil-Rights Donor
Julius Rosenwald, who made his fortune as head of Sears, Roebuck, created schools and fellowships that built a generation of black leaders in the Jim Crow era.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
How Nonprofits Can Avoid Internal Fraud
A single case of employee theft can severely damage your organization’s reputation. Here are steps you can take to detect and deter fraud.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
UC Berkeley and Saudi Donor Start New Online ‘Philanthropy University’
The free program, financed by the businessman Amr Al-Dabbagh, offers seven eight-week courses taught by nonprofit experts and scholars.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Gifts Roundup: A $26-Million Bequest to Hendrix College
Also included is a $17.1-million gift to the Agnon School in Beachwood, Ohio, for faculty positions and support for programs including Hebrew immersion.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
‘We Didn’t Come Over on the Mayflower’: Uniting 2 Worlds
The New York financier Oscar Tang and his wife, Agnes Hsu-Tang, are motivated by their identity as Chinese-Americans.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Boston Physician Starts Campaign for Ebola Health Workers
Many doctors and nurses in Sierra Leone have seen little or no pay for months despite the risks of being infected; a crowdfunding campaign aims to help.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor